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List Price: $27.00
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Manufacturer: Bantam
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553804829
ISBN: 0553804820
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: 2007-11-27
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: 2007-11-27
Studio: Bantam
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With each of his #1 New York Times bestsellers, Dean Koontz has displayed an unparalleled ability to entertain and enlighten readers with novels that capture the essence of our times even as they bring us to the edge of our seats. Now he delivers a heart-gripping tour de force he’s been waiting years to write, at once a love story, a thrilling adventure, and a masterwork of suspense that redefines the boundaries of primal fear—and of enduring devotion.
Amy Redwing has dedicated her life to the southern California organization she founded to rescue abandoned and endangered golden retrievers. Among dog lovers, she’s a legend for the risks she’ll take to save an animal from abuse. Among her friends, Amy’s heedless devotion is often cause for concern. To widower Brian McCarthy, whose commitment she can’t allow herself to return, Amy’s behavior is far more puzzling and hides a shattering secret.
No one is surprised when Amy risks her life to save Nickie, nor when she takes the female golden into her home. The bond between Amy and Nickie is immediate and uncanny. Even her two other goldens, Fred and Ethel, recognize Nickie as special, a natural alpha. But the instant joy Nickie brings is shadowed by a series of eerie incidents. An ominous stranger. A mysterious home invasion.
And the unmistakable sense that someone is watching Amy’s every move and that, whoever it is, he’s not alone.
Someone has come back to turn Amy into the desperate, hunted creature she’s always been there to save. But now there’s no one to save Amy and those she loves. From its breathtaking opening scene to its shocking climax, The Darkest Evening of the Year is Dean Koontz at his finest, a transcendent thriller certain to have readers turning pages until dawn.
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Summary: A Very Special Story
Comment: I loved this book! I felt that the good/evil contrasts were very well done, and I loved the part that the dogs played. Many reviewers here at Amazon seem disappointed by this book and I simply don't know why. To me, it was a very special story and I enjoyed every page of it! Well done, Mr. Koontz!
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Summary: Watchers & Hideway Combine into a Great Story
Comment: I'm a Dean Koontz fan. I've been reading his stories and novels for about 20 years. I've seen his writing hit wonderful highs and a couple of lows. The Darkest Evening of the Year is definitely near the high side.
It uses the dog as a hero idea from Watchers (one of my favorites) with the angelic intervention idea Koontz used in Hideaway.
The story is a taut thriller with Koontz letting out just enough information of the back story to keep the story moving forward without hindrance.
If I had two problems with the story, it's the nearly heavy handed writing about animal rescue. It wasn't preachy but it came close, especially at the end. Also, the miracles at the end were a bit of an easy solution.
Still, this is vintage Koontz. You can tell he's writing about a subject near and dear to his heart, which gives it a wonderful sincerity. Being a dog lover myself, some of the scenes came close to making me cry.
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Summary: great book
Comment: The book was shipped fast and packed great. Book is in new condition. would buy from this seller again. thank you
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Summary: First time reader of Koontz!
Comment: Ok I guess I should have picked up a Koontz book before now, seeing I am 50 years old! I have been a avid reader of King. Now I want to test the waters. Koontz is a really good writer, easy to read his work. I could not wait to pick up this book every time I set it down.
Now I am ordering my next Koontz book... Hmmm but which one?
Enjoy this one!
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Summary: Bland
Comment: I have been a Koontz fan for about 15 years and have read every book he has published. Some are better than others, but this book was extremely dull. I had to force myself to get through the first half of the book before getting into it. The book was enjoyable in Koontz fashion, but rather lackluster in it's entirety.
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